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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic ; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection.
The test was once part of the World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for diagnosis of dengue fever, [3] however it is no longer used in the latest WHO guidance. [4] Studies have shown that the tourniquet test has low predictive value for dengue fever and should be used in conjunction with other tests for a reliable diagnosis. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Cases of dengue fever “are likely to increase as global temperatures increase” as the result of climate change as it expands the range for mosquitoes, the CDC warned. About one in four people ...
Some of the more common symptoms of dengue infections include high fever, nausea, vomiting, and severe muscle and joint pain—the latter of which is how the disease earned the nickname ...
Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever.It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. [1] [2] Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, [3] [4] [5] all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease. [1]
So far in 2024, cases of dengue fever in countries in the Americas have reached record-breaking levels, with more than 9.7 million reported cases — twice the number for the entire year in 2023 ...
The Swahili word dinga may possibly have its origin in the Spanish word dengue, meaning fastidious or careful, which would describe the gait of a person suffering the bone pain of dengue fever. [43] However, it is possible that the use of the Spanish word derived from the similar-sounding Swahili. [40]